Here’s what it would take to make college tuition-free The free-college movement is making inroads, but funding and equality are big stumbling blocksThe free-college movement is making inroads, but funding and equality are big stumbling blocks.

Doing this one thing could make you a better investor — and it’s free A bad lifestyle choice that can have real-world consequences for your retirement portfolio A bad lifestyle choice that can have real-world consequences for your retirement portfolio

Do emergency rooms or urgent care have better service? Yelp reviewers decide Researchers say a new study provides a unique opportunity for clinicians to learn from online reviewsResearchers say a new study provides a unique opportunity for clinicians to learn from online reviews.

Advice for women who want to negotiate with their boss: Salary is just the beginning Without intervention, the gender pay gap won’t close until 2106Without intervention, the gender pay gap won’t close until 2106.

The fight to preserve democracy has come home to America America’s ideals may never have been fully realized, but now they are under open attackThe United States has long held itself up as a bastion of democracy. It has promoted democracy around the world. It fought, at great cost, for democracy against fascism in Europe during World War II. Now the fight has come home.

What casinos reveal about people’s weakness to spend money A new study casts light on the tricks casinos use to keep people gamblingA new study casts light on the tricks casinos use to keep people gambling.

Weekend roundup: Be careful with marijuana stocks | 10 years of bitcoin | Stock dividend cuts Also a map of U.S. gun incidents and how to handle your investments during a rough time for the marketAlso a map of U.S. gun incidents and how to handle your investments during a rough time for the market.

Bio-bonds: A new way to invest in the medical miracles of the future Karen Petrou is pushing for a funding mechanism that could attract a new crop of investorsKaren Petrou is pushing for a funding mechanism that could attract a new crop of investors.

Adding emerging markets to your stock portfolio is tougher than it looks Large differences in returns between countries affects choice of active or index managementLarge differences in returns between countries affects choice of active or index management, writes Mark Hulbert.

One year after Weinstein and #MeToo, sexual harassment financial settlements have soared ‘A lot of people have been mobilized by outrage over things that have happened to them’‘A lot of people have been mobilized by outrage over things that have happened to them.’

SEC looking at reducing auditor reviews at smaller companies Clayton’s effort is misdirected say experts, since exemptions already exist to help alleviate IPO costs via the JOBS ActJay Clayton wasn’t satisfied with increasing the number of public companies that can disclose less to investors, so now he’s set on changing the rules to exempt more public companies from the requirement to get an auditor’s opinion on their internal controls.

Elon Musk ‘rolling the dice’ and buying time by turning down SEC settlement Reports say that Musk scuttled settlement at the last minute before lawsuit was filedBuying time might be the best to hope for Tesla Inc. and Elon Musk as SEC swift and tough.action surprises experts.

Argentina’s central-bank president resigns as the country struggles to stave off crisis Luis Caputo’s departure 4 months into term comes Argentina central bank President Luis Caputo resigned less than four months into his post as the government struggles to contain economic turmoil and social unrest while it renegotiates a bailout with the International Monetary Fund.

The final insult for desperate job seekers: Employers doing credit checks A new working paper demonstrates how pre-employment credit screenings perpetuate the ‘poverty trap’A new working paper demonstrates how pre-employment credit screenings perpetuate the ‘poverty trap.’

Microplastic pollution is in the skies as well as the oceans, research finds A study finds that mosquitoes can absorb microplastics at the larval stage that remain in their bodies when they become adultsNew research has found that mosquitoes can absorb microplastics while still at the larval stage that remain in their bodies when they transform into adults, and that can then be transferred to birds and other creatures that eat the insects.

Your children have lessons to teach Alexa A new study looks at what happens when there’s a communication breakdown with voice-activated assistantsA new study looks at what happens when there’s a communication breakdown with voice-activated assistants.

Children’s savings accounts were designed to improve social mobility, but do they work? CSAs are long-term savings or investment accounts, most commonly used for a college educationCSAs are long-term savings or investment accounts, most commonly used for a college education.

How the financial crisis led to the West’s confrontation with Putin From the book everyone is talking about, historian Adam Tooze links capitalism’s crisis to the unraveling of the post-Cold War orderHistorian Adam Tooze says the events of 2008 taught two painful and deeply disconcerting lessons: First, capitalism is prone to disasters. Second, global growth did not strengthen the unipolar order led by the West.

Here’s exactly what you should be eating to lose weight Variety isn’t always beneficial, a review of 7 years of scientific literature findsVariety isn’t always beneficial, a review of 7 years of scientific literature finds.

Who’s more likely to text and drive—teenagers or their parents? Teen drivers are likely to indulge in dangerous habits while driving unsupervisedTeen drivers are likely to indulge in dangerous habits while driving unsupervised.

The battle over net neutrality continues— here’s what that means for you A group of 22 state attorneys general is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate net neutralityA group of 22 state attorneys general is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate net neutrality.

Omarosa secretly recorded her coworkers—think very carefully before doing the same In many states, recording someone without their permission is illegalIn many states, recording someone without their permission is illegal.

Want to make over $100,000? Try gazing at the stars (seriously) This woman has a six-figure income, thanks to a childhood love of ‘Star Wars’This woman has a six-figure income, thanks to a childhood love of ‘Star Wars.’

With rent surging, these startups offer to pay the security deposit Executive estimates that 25% of renters struggle to secure an apartmentNow a new wave of start-ups is trying to apply fintech principles to helping ease some of the angst of getting into a rental agreement

Hey Elon Musk, where’s the funding to take Tesla private? Opinion: If Musk can’t prove his contention that funding was secured for Tesla to go private, he needs to resignIt’s now been three days since Elon Musk roiled the U.S. markets with a tweet contending that funding was secured to take Tesla private at $420 a share in what would be the largest corporate private buyout ever, and his silence since is deafening.

Do this if you want to pay off your credit-card debt faster Fluctuating income and the amount of debt play a role, but so do other more personal issuesFluctuating income and the amount of debt play a role, but so do other more personal issues.

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